Ever since I patched my game, it's gone psycho. It plays without custom content, but the content I use is compatible. I've removed everything but the compatible content, but the game still refuses to work. It loads until I decide to play in a neighborhood, and then it won't load any further.

Additionally, store content won't install on the launcher. Nothing will, even when I remove my CC.

My computer meets the requirements, and I repeat: the CC is compatible. It won't load, it won't install. What the heck is going on?

Please provide your game version and the path to where you have the cc installed.

I mean no offense, but saying the cc is compatible does not make it so. If the game works without cc installed and does not work with the cc installed, that suggests a conflict. Could you test with only one piece of cc known by the moderators to work in a fully patched game, like HP's no build sparkles?

I'm on 2.7.7.006001 Base Game and WA only.

I'm only using two Nraas mods: the Supercomputer and Opportunity adjuster plus an updated Awesome mod. In the websites where I got them, they were said to be compatible with the new patch. I've tried running back to Moreawesomethanyou to double-check, but for some reason the page won't load.

EDIT: Almost forgot. I'm not sure about the path but here.

Computer/Electronic Arts/Mods/Packages

That's basically it. After that you have those four folders named Hacks, Misc, Patterns, and Skins.

That path doesn't tell me exactly where your Mods folder is. I take it you're on a Windows 7 system? After patching, did you download Delphy's updated Framework Installer and update your framework or did you manually move the Mods folder and Resource.cfg?

I messed up on the path, sorry. Delphy updated the framework program? I didn't know. Let me try that real quick.

The correct path is:

Computer/COMPAQ (C/Program Files/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/Mods/Packages

EDIT: It didn't work. Still won't load Sunset Valley.

If you are on patch 2.7, your mods no longer belong in the Program Files path. Remove the Resource.cfg and Mods folder from Program Files/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/ and follow these instructions for installing your cc: Game Help:Installing Sims 3 Package Files/Setup and Files^wiki

(Note: your old Resource.cfg is now obsolete. Don't move it to your user files in the Documents path. Instead, download the new Resource.cfg from the FAQ I linked.)

Thanks. I'll try it real quick and see if that works.

EDIT: Didn't work. Deleted cache files, and that didn't work. I'm going to uninstall and then reinstall to see if that works.

• Sims 3 - Uninstall
  This Game_Help:TS3_Uninstall^wiki link has the step-by-step instructions to guide you through uninstalling The Sims 3, and its packs (EP/SP).
  
  If you're reinstalling because you're reverting to an older patch, or just do not want to use the Launcher/EADM to patch, read this FAQ Game_Help:TS3_Patching^wiki once through before patching and then follow the guide.
  
  

If you're going to uninstall and reinstall, please make sure you follow the guides above,
and clean up all the leftovers in folders and the registry. Makes reinstalling so much easier :)

I went to the control panel and uninstalled, then deleted all the remaining folders before I restarted the computer. I reinstalled, but I didn't revert to an older patch. My game is weird, and it refuses to play unless it is updated to 2.7.7

I put the Mods folder in Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3, and followed the instructions you sent me. It still didn't work. I then deleted all the CC in all folders but one, rotating to each folder. That didn't work. I'm confused. What will work? Thank you for helping me so far. I'd appreciate it if you could continue helping me.

• Sims 3 - Verify 1.12/AMB Mods folder and resource file
  1. What is your gameversion? How_to_find_your_GameVersion
     
     Copy and paste the first line of the skuversion.txt from the following locations, for whichever games you have:
     C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin
     C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 World Adventures\Game\Bin
     C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 High End Loft Stuff\Game\Bin
     C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 Ambitions\Game\Bin
     
     
     Quote:
     

     BG: GameVersion = WA: GameVersion = HEL: GameVersion = AMB: GameVersion =

  2. Take a screenshot of:
     • Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\
     • Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods\
     • Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Packages
     ... and attach them to a post on this thread? Click Go Advanced and then Manage Attachments.
     
     Make sure you set your folder view to Details mode and expand out the Name and Type columns so they're fully readable.
     
     
  3. Open your Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods\resource.cfg file in Notepad and copy-paste its contents here.
     
     
  4. Right-click on Resource.cfg and check Properties. Is the file name Resource.cfg or Resource.cfg.txt or something else?
  
  

please post the information above for the games you have.
In order to play saved games, you need to be patched to the same level you were at when you saved the game.
patch levels need to be even, this is to say, if you patch the base game to 1.12, you then need to patch WA to 2.7, HELS to 3.3 etc.
having a different patch level for installed games will result in an error, telling you to update in order to be able to play the game.

I only have the base game and WA installed.

GameVersion = 1.12.70.006001

GameVersion = 2.7.7.006001

I don't know how to take screenshots, much less paste them up here.

The file name is Resource.cfg

I did not play the game at all until WA was installed and patched.

Ok, so you have uninstalled and reinstalled, now your game versions are 1.12 and 2.7.7, correct?
Does the game play at all with CC in or CC out? Are you still trying to put cc under Program Files?
Did you try the guide Mangaroo linked to in his last post? Putting the mods folder under
Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3? Using the Resource.cfg linked to in that guide?

Yes, I put the mods folder in Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3 using the Resource.cfg linked to it.

It plays without the mods, but I'm confused as the mods were said to be compatible by the creators.

Has anything showed up so you know that the setup is correct?
Some things show up, but others dont?

What do you mean by that? I don't understand your questions... can you rephrase?

Once you setup the mods folder, have you had any of the custom content show up in the game so you know it's working as it should?

No, because the game won't load Sunset Valley with the CC installed. That's the problem. Thank you very much for rephrasing, by the way.

To determine whether your setup is working, please test with just one mod, e.g. this one: http://www.modthesims.info/d/343257 -- this is a super simple mod that just replaces one texture, and thus will work in all games

If this works, then the problem is with the CC you're trying to use – do this FAQ: http://www.modthesims.info/wiki.php..._Custom_Content

If this doesn't work, then the problem is with your setup: please post the screenshots that werismyki was asking for. For help with screenshots see here: http://www.modthesims.info/wiki.php...reenshot_Basics

Okay. I took out all my CC and put in the file. Still didn't work.

Took screenshots. Now how the heck do I put them up here?

Click "Go Advanced" on the new post majigger at the bottom of the thread, and then "Manage Attachments" - you can select the screenshots there.

Okay. I think I've got it.

The image was taken after waiting two hours. This is as far as it goes.

werismyki didn't ask for a picture of the loading screen.

I can't attach the screenshots. The attachment thingy is being cruel.

What do you mean by "can't attach"? Are you getting an error message? What does it say?

Yes, I am getting an error message. It says the files are too large, even after I scaled all of them down to 800 wide x 500 high